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Table 14_4_8.1a
Children who did not have problems seeing a specialist they needed to see in the last 12 months, by race, United States, 2005
Population group Total Single race Multiple races
White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 79.0 1.4 79.9 1.5 74.6 3.7 * * * * * * * *
Age 0–5 77.9 2.5 79.6 2.9 * * * * * * * * * *
6–17 79.4 1.6 80.0 1.7 77.3 3.9 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 77.0 2.0 77.7 2.2 70.9 5.0 * * * * * * * *
Female 81.4 1.8 82.4 1.9 * * * * * * * * * *
Family incomea Negative/poor 75.3 3.0 76.3 3.6 * * * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 77.3 2.8 77.3 3.3 * * * * * * * * * *
Middle 78.7 2.7 79.7 2.7 * * * * * * * * * *
High 81.5 2.2 82.2 2.2 * * * * * * * * * *
Health insurance Any private 80.6 1.6 81.1 1.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Public only 75.1 2.5 76.7 2.8 71.8 5.3 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan 78.9 1.5 80.2 1.6 73.7 4.0 * * * * * * * *
  Large central metro 75.6 2.6 77.8 2.9 * * * * * * * * * *
  Large fringe metro 78.5 2.5 79.2 2.6 * * * * * * * * * *
  Medium metro 83.0 3.1 83.8 3.1 * * * * * * * * * *
  Small metro 81.0 4.1 * * * * * * * * * * * *
Nonmetropolitan 79.7 3.4 78.7 3.8 * * * * * * * * * *
  Micropolitan 78.7 3.9 77.6 4.4 * * * * * * * * * *
  Noncore * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Language spoken most often at home English 79.7 1.5 80.4 1.5 75.5 3.6 * * * * * * * *
Other 72.8 4.4 76.5 4.3 * * * * * * * * * *
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 79.6 1.4 80.7 1.5 74.2 4.0 * * * * * * * *
Fair/poor 71.0 5.0 * * * * * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 76.5 1.9 78.5 2.0 71.1 4.7 * * * * * * * *
No 81.9 1.8 81.6 1.9 * * * * * * * * * *

a Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.

b For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

* - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; CSHCN: children with special health care needs; SE: standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

 

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